North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 262 priced lines covering 3,460 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,970 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 771 head. replacement cattle receipts at 61 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 9, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,970Last week 2,434Year ago 2,389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 771Last week 535Year ago 675

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 17Year ago 42

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers under 500lbs sold 4.00-7.00 lower, with Steers over 500lbs selling 2.00-3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers

under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, with Heifers over 500lbs selling 2.00-3.00 lower; Feeder Bulls sold 6.00-7.00 lower, with Bulls over

500lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	229	217.00–255.00	238.35
21	250–300	275	210.00–280.00	236.77
31	300–350	323	200.00–285.00	242.61
80	350–400	374	210.00–290.00	244.34
121	400–450	422	200.00–277.50	236.64
92	450–500	473	200.00–250.00	228.65
151	500–550	522	200.00–242.50	220.28
106	550–600	573	200.00–254.00	218.23
90	600–650	619	175.00–244.00	210.82
30	650–700	670	165.00–225.00	191.40
21	700–750	722	150.00–210.00	175.93
9	750–800	775	157.50–195.00	176.28
11	800–850	827	156.00–187.00	173.88
8	850–900	871	144.00–189.00	168.17
3	900–950	928	147.00–165.00	153.11
5	950–1000	981	145.00–177.00	163.63
3	1000–1050	1,032	155.00–170.00	162.94
1	1050–1100	1,060	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	212.50–220.00	216.32
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
6	350–400	393	237.00–247.50	241.56
10	400–450	425	220.00–240.00	229.73
5	450–500	479	220.00–228.00	225.75
3	500–550	525	220.00–231.00	225.33
12	550–600	570	195.00–230.00	220.84
8	600–650	628	170.00–206.00	192.60
4	650–700	681	152.50–180.00	171.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	200.00–235.00	211.49
7	250–300	283	190.00–235.00	217.27
14	300–350	323	180.00–225.00	204.97
12	350–400	377	172.00–255.00	210.15
27	400–450	421	155.00–225.00	199.61
22	450–500	477	150.00–216.00	187.12
24	500–550	523	135.00–208.00	181.52
24	550–600	578	150.00–207.00	183.47
12	600–650	625	150.00–185.00	171.99
7	650–700	657	137.00–190.00	157.15
4	700–750	715	135.00–152.50	144.31
3	750–800	760	140.00–157.00	149.58
5	800–850	830	122.00–150.00	143.22
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	125.00–200.00	163.89
7	300–350	319	130.00–210.00	173.32
9	350–400	370	125.00–220.00	180.29
9	400–450	419	147.00–200.00	176.45
6	450–500	477	135.00–207.50	176.87
8	500–550	529	120.00–210.00	177.91
10	550–600	575	110.00–218.00	181.68
2	600–650	610	125.00–150.00	137.40
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	565	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	160.00–170.00	165.23
4	250–300	279	185.00–199.00	189.54
9	300–350	326	115.00–167.00	148.24
5	350–400	374	125.00–175.00	144.46
6	400–450	433	125.00–142.00	131.32
7	450–500	464	117.00–175.00	141.84
4	500–550	508	137.00–175.00	158.03
1	550–600	595	177.00	177.00
4	600–650	624	115.00–137.00	125.47
2	650–700	658	127.00–130.00	128.51
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	602	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	736	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	802	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	342	152.50	152.50
1	350–400	386	160.00	160.00
2	400–450	420	160.00–170.00	164.81
1	500–550	526	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	260.00–261.00	260.49
5	500–550	523	242.00	242.00
4	550–600	555	230.00–236.00	234.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	205.00–220.00	214.32
2	400–450	420	252.00	252.00
1	450–500	485	210.00	210.00
6	500–550	538	225.00–240.00	232.83
3	600–650	630	217.50–227.50	222.50
2	650–700	690	215.00–217.50	216.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
6	250–300	281	245.00–305.00	285.43
15	300–350	328	250.00–307.50	278.55
24	350–400	374	259.00–310.00	279.85
34	400–450	421	220.00–292.50	262.74
25	450–500	479	227.00–280.00	254.81
45	500–550	524	210.00–268.00	244.21
55	550–600	572	200.00–263.00	234.99
40	600–650	622	190.00–253.00	222.19
21	650–700	669	170.00–226.00	210.78
22	700–750	736	170.00–222.50	194.57
9	750–800	770	170.00–222.00	196.87
10	800–850	813	180.00–216.00	201.03
3	850–900	890	170.00–205.00	185.02
4	900–950	920	168.00–180.00	173.85
3	950–1000	972	165.00–185.00	178.34
3	1000–1050	1,037	160.00–179.00	169.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	328	185.00–225.00	204.24
8	350–400	368	165.00–245.00	218.49
5	400–450	417	200.00–245.00	225.05
5	450–500	476	205.00–225.00	216.00
10	500–550	529	150.00–225.00	200.10
10	550–600	571	175.00–215.00	194.10
11	600–650	625	145.00–200.00	183.77
6	650–700	677	145.00–170.00	159.83
2	700–750	720	150.00–167.00	158.68
1	750–800	795	165.00	165.00
2	800–850	825	125.00–140.00	132.50
1	950–1000	960	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	380	145.00–200.00	172.86
3	400–450	437	140.00–190.00	157.90
6	500–550	529	150.00–185.00	170.57
1	550–600	575	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	222.50	222.50
2	550–600	575	115.00–120.00	117.52
4	600–650	628	110.00–195.00	169.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	570	250.00–265.00	256.96
1	600–650	630	251.00	251.00
20	650–700	683	231.00–246.00	239.47
9	700–750	720	222.00–232.00	224.88
9	750–800	774	225.00–229.00	225.44
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	150.00–200.00	178.51
4	250–300	267	150.00–190.00	171.88
2	300–350	308	142.00–210.00	175.72
6	350–400	385	135.00–189.00	168.92
6	400–450	418	139.00–200.00	170.46
4	450–500	466	145.00–210.00	169.95
4	500–550	521	130.00–215.00	168.66
2	600–650	623	137.00–140.00	138.49
1	900–950	925	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	200.00–240.00	221.39
10	250–300	281	205.00–255.00	231.11
11	300–350	332	200.00–250.00	227.78
22	350–400	379	175.00–252.50	218.77
23	400–450	424	165.00–255.00	210.47
45	450–500	474	150.00–237.50	204.18
38	500–550	521	155.00–217.50	185.99
43	550–600	571	170.00–207.50	187.80
17	600–650	622	160.00–197.00	182.20
12	650–700	673	140.00–189.00	170.60
7	700–750	721	140.00–170.00	152.25
1	750–800	760	135.00	135.00
2	800–850	823	120.00–155.00	137.34
2	850–900	873	135.00–145.00	139.87
2	900–950	903	125.00–137.50	131.27
1	950–1000	960	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	150.00	150.00
7	350–400	366	132.00–200.00	180.29
9	400–450	414	125.00–185.00	158.34
13	450–500	473	130.00–185.00	162.64
19	500–550	523	130.00–185.00	160.02
4	550–600	571	132.00–165.00	153.32
2	600–650	613	135.00–150.00	142.41
4	650–700	684	125.00–142.00	135.02
1	750–800	765	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	125.00–135.00	130.85
1	400–450	430	135.00	135.00
4	450–500	484	110.00–167.50	131.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	224	240.00–315.00	272.69
19	250–300	280	250.00–290.00	271.42
36	300–350	323	240.00–292.00	270.11
61	350–400	375	230.00–295.00	266.00
78	400–450	421	190.00–280.00	245.85
83	450–500	473	210.00–272.50	235.83
84	500–550	521	197.00–257.50	225.48
92	550–600	572	195.00–245.00	218.00
57	600–650	622	180.00–235.00	211.15
50	650–700	675	170.00–229.00	197.08
34	700–750	725	160.00–215.00	180.89
16	750–800	768	160.00–202.00	180.06
12	800–850	810	150.00–190.00	165.93
7	850–900	870	147.00–170.00	158.66
4	900–950	909	120.00–165.00	150.14
1	950–1000	970	147.50	147.50
2	1000–1050	1,008	148.00–150.00	149.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	247.50–250.00	248.72
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	383	242.50–260.00	252.43
4	400–450	431	200.00–230.00	216.65
9	450–500	483	220.00–240.00	224.79
6	500–550	526	170.00–231.00	217.33
2	550–600	565	210.00–230.00	219.82
3	600–650	618	172.50–210.00	194.02
3	650–700	690	180.00–184.00	181.32
2	750–800	763	160.00–165.00	162.52
1	800–850	825	110.00	110.00
1	900–950	905	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	739	135.00–137.50	136.24
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	85.00	85.00
1	500–550	510	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	160.00–167.50	163.71
4	450–500	475	145.00–157.50	151.18
Bulls — Small 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	488	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	150.00	150.00
2	250–300	265	150.00–160.00	155.09
1	600–650	605	125.00	125.00
1	750–800	770	120.00	120.00
1	850–900	880	140.00	140.00
1	950–1000	950	143.00	143.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	800	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	355	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	471	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	514	216.00–223.00	221.76
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	110.00–135.00	122.63
2	400–450	423	140.00–145.00	142.57
1	450–500	470	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	434	155.00–160.00	157.49
1	500–550	545	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	595	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	177.50	177.50
1	400–450	440	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	740	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	125.00–137.00	130.16
6	—	1,424	110.00–115.00	111.51
36	—	1,470	115.00–140.00	126.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
299	—	1,246	110.00–142.00	129.71
31	—	1,146	100.00–122.00	112.63
27	—	1,319	121.00–150.00	138.51
2	—	1,118	83.00–88.00	85.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,072	124.00–140.00	126.05
147	—	1,062	100.00–127.50	113.87
10	—	812	50.00–80.00	65.70
33	—	926	84.00–105.00	93.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,227	106.00–146.00	131.16
67	—	1,629	122.50–168.00	152.96
18	—	1,863	157.00–177.00	167.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,061	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,725.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	2,275.00–2,800.00	2,464.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	974	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,851.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	1,650.00–2,175.00	1,880.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	675.00–875.00	780.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	545	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	678	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,215	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,688.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	828	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,174.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,225.00–2,025.00	1,637.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	975.00–1,775.00	1,336.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	785	825.00–1,350.00	1,080.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,109	925.00–1,750.00	1,504.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,618.70
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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